Boys' Names: R


Name (Pronunciation)	Origin	Meaning
Ra (also Re)	Egyptian	Sun god
Raamah	Hebrew	Unknown
Rab/Rabbie	Scottish	see Robert
Raban	Teutonic	Raven
Rabindra	Bengali	see Ravindra
Raclaw		see Radoslaw
Radcliffe (also Radcliff, Radclyffe)	Old English	Red cliff
Raddai	Hebrew	Unknown
Radek (also Radu)	Slavic	Happy
Radford	Old English	Residence name
Radhulbh (roh-ulf)	Gaelic	see Radulf
Radim		see Radzimierz
Radimir	Russian	see Radzimierz
Radomil	Polish	Happy favour
Radomir		see Radzimierz
Radoslaw (also Raclaw, Radoslav)	Polish	Happy glory
Radu	Slavic	see Radek
Radulf (also Radhulbh, Rafe, Ralf, Ralph, Ralphie, Raoul, Raul)	Teutonic	Council of the wolf
Radzimierz (also Radim, Radimir, Radomir)	Polish	Great happiness
Raeburn	Teutonic	Stream where does drink
Ra'ed	Arabic	Thunder
Rafa	Spanish	see Raphael
Rafael	Germanic	see Raphael
Rafaele	Italian	see Raphael
Rafal	Polish	see Raphael
Rafe		see Radulf
Raffaello		see Raphael
Rafiq	Arabic	Friend
Raghaillaigh (also Reilly, Riley, Rylee, Ryley)	Gaelic	Valiant
Raghnall (ran-ill)	Gaelic	see Randulf
Raghu	Sanskrit	Swift
Ragnar	Scandinavian	see Rayner
Ragnvald	Scandinavian	see Reginald
Raguel	Hebrew	Friend of God
Raham	Hebrew	Unknown
Rahim (also Raheem)	Arabic	Compassionate
Raibeart	Scottish	see Robert
Raiden	Japanese	Lightning, thunder
Raimondo	Italian	see Raymond
Raimund	Germanic	see Raymond
Rainard		see Reginhard
Rainer	Germanic	see Rayner
Rainerio	Spanish	see Rayner
Rainier	French	see Rayner
Raj	Sanskrit	King
Rajendra (also Rajender, Rajinder)	Sanskrit	Indra is the king
Rajesh	Sanskrit	The king is the lord
Rajinder		see Rajendra
Rajiv	Sanskrit	Striped
Rajnish (also Rajneesh)	Sanskrit	Lord of the night
Rakesh	Sanskrit	Lord of the full moon day
Rakem	Hebrew	Unknown
Raleigh	Old English	Roe deer clearing
Ralf/Ralph/Ralphie		see Radulf
Ram	Hebrew	Unknown
Rama	Sanskrit	Pleasing
Ramachandra (also Ramachander)	Sanskrit	Rama moon
RamaKrishna		Combination of Rama and Krishna
Rameses (also Ramses)	Egyptian	Son of Ra
Ramesh	Sanskrit	Ruler of Rama
Rameshwar	Sanskrit	Lord Rama
Ramiro	Spanish	Famous advice
Ramon	Spanish	see Raymond
Ramses		see Rameses
Ramsey (also Ramsay)	Old English	Wild garlic island
Ranald	Scottish	see Reginald
Randolf (also Raghnall, Randal, Randall, Randell, Randolph, Randy, Ranulf, Ranulph, Ronnulbh)	Old Norse	Ruler's advice
Raniero	Italian	see Rayner
Ranjit (also Ranj)	Sanskrit	Coloured
Ranulf/Ranulph	Scottish	see Randolf
Raoul	French	see Radulf
Rapha	Hebrew	Unknown
Raphael (also Rafa, Rafael, Rafaele, Rafal, Raffaello)	Hebrew	God has healed
Raphu	Hebrew	Unknown
Rashad	Arabic	Good sense
Rashid (also Rasheed)	Arabic	Rightly guided
Rashne	Persian	Judge
Rastus	Greek (from Erastus)	Lovely
Ratan (also Ratnam)	Sanskrit	Jewel
Raul	Italian	see Radult
Raven	English	Bird
Ravi	Sanskrit	Sun
Ravindra (also Rabindra)	Sanskrit	Indra is the sun
Raymond (also Raimondo, Raimund, Ramon, Ray, Raymund, Reamann, Redmond, Reman)	Teutonic	Advice protector
Raynard		see Reginhard
Rayner (also Ragnar, Rainer, Rainerio, Rainier, Raniero)	Teutonic	Army of advice
Raza	Arabic	Contentment
Re		see Ra
Read		see Reed
Reagan (also Regan)	Gaelic	King
Reaiah	Hebrew	Unknown
Reamann (reay-mann)	Gaelic	see Raymond
Reba	Unknown	Unknown
Recab	Hebrew	Unknown
Redmond	Gaelic	see Raymond
Reed (also Read)	Old English	Reed
Reelaiah	Hebrew	Unknown
Reeves	Middle English	Steward
Regan		see Reagan
Regem	Hebrew	Unknown
Reginald (also Ragnvald, Ranald, Reginold, Reynold)	Germanic	Ruler's advice
Reginhard (also Rainard, Raynard, Reynard)	Germanic	Brave advice
Reginold		see Reginald
Rehabiah	Hebrew	Unknown
Rehob	Hebrew	Unknown
Rehoboam	Hebrew	Unknown
Rehum	Hebrew	Unknown
Rei	Hebrew	Unknown
Reilly		see Raghaillaigh
Rekem	Unknown	Unknown
Reman	Gaelic	see Raymond
Renfred	Teutonic	Peacemaker
Renwick	Teutonic	Residence name
Rephael	Hebrew	Unknown
Rephah	Hebrew	Unknown
Rephaiah	Hebrew	Unknown
Resheph	Hebrew	Unknown
Reu	Hebrew	Unknown
Reuben	Hebrew	Look, a son!
Reuel	Hebrew	Unknown
Rex	Latin	King
Reynard		see Reginhard
Reynold		see Reginald
Rezon	Hebrew	Unknown
Rhett	Old English	Stream
Rhoddy		see Ruaidhri
Rian (ree-an) (also Ryan)	Gaelic	Little king
Ribai	Hebrew	Unknown
Ribeard/Ribeart/Ribirt	Gaelic	see Robert
Richard	Old German	see Ruaidhri
Ridley	Old English	Residence name
Riley	Gaelic	see Raghaillaigh
Rimmon	Hebrew	Unknown
Rinnah	Hebrew	Unknown
Riobart	Gaelic	see Robert
Riocard (ree-cord)	Gaelic	see Ruaidhri
Rioghbhardain (ree-vard-awn) (also Riordan)	Gaelic	Royal poet
Riphath	Hebrew	Unknown
Risteard (reesh-teard)	Gaelic	see Ruaidhri
Rizia	Hebrew	Unknown
Roark	Gaelic	see Rourke
Robert (also Rab, Rabbie, Raibeart, Ribeard, Ribeart, Ribirt, Riobart, Robin, Robuck, Roibean, Roibeard, Roibin)	Anglo Saxon	Bright fame
Roadnim	Hebrew	Unknown
Rodanim	Hebrew	Unknown
Roddy		see Ruadhri
Roden	Gaelic	Strong
Roderick		see Ruaidhri
Rodhlann (row-lan)	Gaelic	see Roland
Rodhulbh (row-luf)	Gaelic	see Rudolph
Rodney	Teutonic	Famous
Roger	French	see Ruaidhri
Rohan		see Ruadhan
Rohgah	Hebrew	Unknown
Roibean (row-bin)	Gaelic	see Robert
Roibeard (row-beard)	Gaelic	see Robert
Roibin (rib-een)	Gaelic	see Robert
Roland (also Rodhlann, Rolann)	Teutonic	Fame of the land
Rolf/Rolfe		see Rudolph
Romamti-Ezer	Hebrew	Unknown
Romeo	Italian	A pilgrim to Rome
Ronald	Teutonic	Of mighty power
Ronan	Gaelic	A seal
Ronnulbh (ron-ulf)	Gaelic	see Randolf
Rorke	Gaelic	see Rourke
Rory	Gaelic	see Ruaidhri
Roscoe	Teutonic	Residence name
Rosh	Hebrew	Unknown
Ross	Gaelic	Headland
Roswell	Teutonic	Mighty steed
Rourke (ru-ark) (also Roark, Rorke)	Gaelic	Champion
Rowan	Gaelic	see Ruadhan
Roy	Old French	King
Royce	Old French	Son of Roy, kingly
Ruadhan (ru-awn) (also Rohan, Rowan, Ruan)	Gaelic	Red haired
Ruaidhri (rua-ree) (also Rhoddy, Richard, Riocard, Risteard, Roddy, Roderick, Roger, Rory, Ruadri, Ruair)	Gaelic	Red king, great king
Ruan		see Ruadhan
Rudolph (also Rodhulbh, Rolf, Rolfe)	Teutonic	Far-famed wolf
Ruford	Old English	From the red ford
Rufus	Latin	Red haired
Rumhann (ruv-ann) (also Rumann)	Gaelic	Unknown
Rupert	Teutonic	Of shining fame
Russell	French	Red
Rutherford	Old English	Residence name
Ryan	Gaelic	see Rian
Rylee/Ryley		see Raghaillaigh